He turned 18 in January, and here's what he shoots now. It's his rifle, a Savage 10FP-HS Precision in .308, paid for with his money:
Oh, and he's a pretty good shot with it too. I must have done something right.
How old is old enough to shoot? RANGE REPORT
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Re: How old is old enough to shoot? RANGE REPORT
Daltex1, I started my son out on .22LR with an itty bitty boy sized rifle when he was about 7 years old.
He turned 18 in January, and here's what he shoots now. It's his rifle, a Savage 10FP-HS Precision in .308, paid for with his money:
Oh, and he's a pretty good shot with it too. I must have done something right.
He turned 18 in January, and here's what he shoots now. It's his rifle, a Savage 10FP-HS Precision in .308, paid for with his money:
Oh, and he's a pretty good shot with it too. I must have done something right.
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What I do is put on some good metal. Listen to that on the way to the range, and them gunshots are relaxing!Keith B wrote: Very good point TD. What we don't think is loud really can be intimidating to those young kids with their keen hearing. Good ear protection is key to helping them be more comfortable and also to keeping what they have intact.
FWIW, IIRC, AFAIK, FTMP, IANAL. YMMV.